University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

UWM Libraries

Academic Library · United States

• https://dc.uwm.edu/
• digilib@uwm.edu

Digital Collections and Initiatives

https://dc.uwm.edu/

Ann Hanlon, Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives
Email: hanlon@uwm.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
UWM Digital Commons is a virtual showcase for UWM’s research and creative profiles, administered by the UWM Libraries. Members of the UWM academic community are encouraged to contribute scholarship for long-term preservation and worldwide electronic accessibility.

• Publishing activities began: 2012
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: All
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 0.5
• Individual people: 2
• Funding sources: Library operating budget, Non-library campus budget

Publishing Activities

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Educational resources
• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Grey literature
• Journals

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Graduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Only work with internal partners
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

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